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Other treatments for minor conditions that will no longer be available on the NHS include constipation, cold sores, conjunctivitis, mild indigestion, dandruff, haemorrhoids, minor burns and scalds and minor pain conditions such as headache and backache.

Remedies for mouth ulcers, ringworm, athlete’s foot, mild toothache, travel sickness, eye drops, laxatives, sun creams and warts and verrucae have also been dropped, as well as some vitamins and minerals.

The changes will not affect prescriptions for long-term or complex conditions, or where minor illnesses are a symptom of something more serious.

NHS England said it spends £22.8 million every year on constipation treatment, £3 million on athlete’s foot and other fungal infections, and £4.5 million on dandruff shampoos.

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The prescription changes could free up almost £100 million for the health service, the report added.

The NHS announced the move at the end of March and according to The Mirror the new guidance to GPs across the UK starts from May 31.

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